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And Aston Villa are likely be visitors to the Pirelli Stadium as well — who would have predicted that a few years back?

'We've never stopped pinching ourselves,' said Burton's chairman Ben Robinson, who became involved with a modest Southern League outfit back in 1975.

'We're very proud of our little club, it been a fabulous experience and beyond a dream. There's no doubt we've been punching above our weight.'

Clough took over Burton for a second time earlier this season after Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink moved to QPR

Burton's chairman Ben Robinson (right) says the club has been punching above their weight for some time

Robinson tells stories of trips to non-league outposts on team buses that could barely get uphill and battles on pitches that resembled Blackpool beach.

Of a team that flitted between the Southern and Northern Leagues for decades before finally reaching the Conference in 2002. Of hitting the jackpot by drawing Manchester United in the FA Cup in 2006 and taking them to an Old Trafford replay.

Of Burton being a terrific proving ground for some talented managers, including Neil Warnock, Gary Rowett, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Clough, who guided them to the verge of League promotion in 2009 before Derby appointed him.

Hasselbaink won the League Two title last season and the momentum hasn't stopped.

The club have Burton-on-Trent on the map for more than being the hub of Britain's brewing trade, though plenty of celebratory Bass ales would have been imbibed after Mark Duffy's double on Saturday.

Against Fleetwood, a club who have enjoyed a similarly impressive rise through the leagues, Burton always maintained a firm control.

Duffy rounded off a flowing team move to open the scoring on 26 minutes, only for Wes Burns to level just after the break.

But Burton pushed again and Duffy curled home an inch-perfect shot from outside the box to win it. Any hopes of a Fleetwood comeback ended when Bobby Grant saw red for a kick barely a minute after coming on.

After the final whistle, it was uplifting to see the Burton players spend half-an-hour signing autographs for 1,500 local school kids invited to watch on the club's community day. The hope is at least some will be hooked.

'It's another game ticked off,' said Clough. 'We're over that 70-point mark and there's 10 games to go. Earlier on in the season, we'd have won the game by more goals but when you're at this stage, everyone is a bit nervy and it's just about getting the three points.